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Expo SDK 54's new NativeTabs API brings true iOS liquid glass effects to React Native apps. Here's what I learned rebuilding a Pinterest clone with it.
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Expo SDK 54's new NativeTabs API brings true iOS liquid glass effects to React Native apps. Here's what I learned rebuilding a Pinterest clone with it.
Real-world Next.js 16 migration guide from a Brighton studio. Learn about Turbopack issues, React Compiler gotchas, and breaking changes we hit upgrading client apps.
Real migration experience upgrading to React Native 0.82 and the New Architecture, including performance gains, library compatibility issues, and migration timeline.
Using Cursor, v0.dev, and ChatGPT to build production tools through natural language. What worked, what failed spectacularly, and the hidden costs.
Testing GitHub's new Copilot Workspace that generates implementation plans. We tried it on 5 real features—here's what it got right and wrong.
My honest experience moving from VS Code to Cursor. What makes me 3x faster, what drives me crazy, and whether the £16/month is worth it.
Six months testing AI coding assistants in production. Real costs, productivity gains, and honest failures from a solo developer in Brighton.
Biome promised to replace my entire linting/formatting stack with one fast tool. After 3 months on 8 projects, here's whether it lives up to the hype.
Real migration issues we hit upgrading to Next.js 15 and React 19, including async request APIs, caching bugs, and third-party library compatibility problems.
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